CONSTITUTION & RULES

The exceptionally well-organised Sydney Games were a true celebration of Olympic values and sporting excellence. Triathlon and taekwondo were two new additions to the Olympic programme. Susanthika Jayasinghe became the first Sri Lankan woman to win a medal, claiming bronze in the 200m, whilst Birgit Fischer earned two gold medals in kayaking to become the first woman in any sport to win medals 20 years apart. Women also took part in weightlifting and the modern pentathlon for the very first time.

Sydney 2000 the XXVII Olympiad Games was held from September 15 to October 1, 2000 in Australia and had a total of 10,651 Athletes (6,582 men, 4,069 women) with 199 Nations and 4 individual Athletes participating in 28 Sports.

XXVI Summer Olympic Games
Sydney 2000

Opening Ceremony

15 Sep 2000

Closing Ceremony

01 Oct 2000

Host City

Sydney

Country

Australia

Nations Participating

199

Athletes

Female4069Male6582

Events

300

Disciplines

21

Volunters

46967

Media

16033

Asian Medal Standings

Rank

Country

G

S

B

T

RT

1

China

28

16

15

59

1

2

Korea

8

10

10

28

2

3

Japan

5

9

6

20

3

4

Kazakhstan

3

4

0

7

4

5

I.R.Iran

3

0

1

4

7

6

Indonesia

1

3

2

6

5

7

Uzbekistan

1

1

2

4

7

8

Thailand

1

0

2

3

10

9

Chinese Taipei

0

1

4

5

6

10

DPR Korea

0

1

3

4

7

11

Saudi Arabia

0

1

1

2

11

12

Vietnam

0

1

0

1

12

13

Kuwait

0

0

1

1

12

13

Qatar

0

0

1

1

12

13

India

0

0

1

1

12

13

Sri Lanka

0

0

1

1

12

13

Kyrgyzstan

0

0

1

1

12

Total:

50

47

51

148

Legend

G - Gold S - Silver B - Bronze T - Total RT - Rank by Total

Note

Rank by Total is calculated by total number of Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals.

Emblem

Emblem, Sydney 2000

The emblem represents the figure of an athlete, using typically Australian sha